EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists use a two-name system called a Binomial Naming System. Scientists name animals and plants using the system that describes the genus and species of the organism. The first word is the genus and the second is the species.

Detailed explanation-2: -The common name refers to the colloquial name of a taxon or species. It is the name known to the general public or is based on any language other than that of zoological nomenclature. It is different from the scientific name, which is the name assigned to a species and is based on the system of binomial nomenclature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sometimes different species share the same common name. Other times one organism will have multiple common names. For example, the fish-like organism in our Children’s Garden is known as an axolotl, the Mexican salamander, or the Mexican walking fish!

Detailed explanation-4: -In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer’s name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is Latinized.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to it, each and every organism would have one scientific name which would be used by everyone to identify an organism. This process of standardized naming is called as Binomial Nomenclature.